“I understand he’s just trying to be funny, but still it’s kind of a stupid celebration,” Alzner said. “It’s like those teams in the world junior riding their stick giving high-fives across the bench.”

Giving up a goal is no fun for a team, but scoring a goal, especially as a defenseman, is so rare that blowing off steam with a celebration isn’t a big deal. Other leagues have made it a crime to enjoy success and as long as you’re not directly taunting a player, what’s the harm?

If a team doesn’t like seeing a guy celebrate, stop him from scoring. It’s that simple. Until then, Tebow away to your heart’s content. Players aren’t disrespecting opponents or the game by celebrating, they’re enjoying the moment. Now if they break out into a choreographed dance then we’ll really have something to yell about.

Honestly, “Tebowing” was kind of annoying a month or two ago, but it seems more acceptable after Tim Tebow actually had a great game on Sunday. (Rather than a fantastic quarter/drive or what have you.) The Los Angeles Kings are putting together an unusually prolific offensive night – for them, mind you – and Jack Johnson celebrated ending his own goal slump by “Tebowing” tonight.